Retailers in Japan are expanding their lineups of private-label products in the hopes of attracting more customers struggling with soaring prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/03/companies/private-label-retailers-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #conveniencestores #lawson #retailers #inflation #food #aeon #itoyokado

#Germany: On yet another farm, #cows & #calves were abused for months, as shown in video footage released by an #animalwelfare organisation. The #milk from the #farm goes to a #dairy and is then sold under #retailers private labels… (1/2) taz-de.translate.goog/Gewalt-in-de... #animalcruelty #ethics

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Under the watch of Ken Theriault, Costco's country manager for Japan, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in the country, where a trip to one of its warehouses is a weekend pastime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/31/companies/costco-japan-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #costco #kentheriault #retailers

"Cold Storage Singapore, the country’s oldest supermarket chain, will be bought over by Malaysian retail group Macrovalue in a deal that is worth S$125 million (US$93 million).

The acquisition includes 48 Cold Storage stores under its CS Fresh, CS Gold, Cold Storage and Jasons Deli brands, as well as 41 Giant stores and two distribution centres in Singapore."

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cold-storage-giant-acquisition-malaysia-macrovalue-5019751

TXB’s Ben Hoffmeyer Talks Technology Solutions, Challenges https://www.byteseu.com/847611/ #ConvenienceRetailingUniversity #loyalty #News #RetailMedia #retailers #Technology

Alimentation Couche-Tard’s lengthy battle to acquire Seven & I has no end in sight, even as the Canadian company ramps up its campaign in a bid to position itself as the likely acquirer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/17/companies/explainer-seveni/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #couchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #retailers #seveneleven

The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to advise electronics retailer Bic Camera to prevent a recurrence of unreasonable reductions in payments to subcontractors that manufacture its private-brand products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/japan-ftc-probe-bic-camera/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #biccamera #ftc #retailers

Seven & I Holdings plans to select Bain Capital as the preferred bidder for a stake in an intermediate company that runs the retail group's supermarket and other operations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/24/companies/bain-seven-i-supermarket-biz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #itoyokado #baincapital #retailers

The forest, land & #agriculture sectors are not only highly vulnerable to the impacts of #climatechange but also major contributors to global #emissions. With pressure to meet climate targets, the need to transform the #foodsystem becomes particularly urgent and food #retailers have a unique opportunity to drive meaningful #climate action by reducing the sale & distribution of higher-emission animal #protein... (1/x) https://madrebrava.org/media/pages/insight/f553f37e09-1737465758/biggest-bang-for-the-buck-cost-effective-pathways-to-climate-targets-in-german-food-retail.pdf

#Plant-based products often cost more than animal-based ones due to value-added #taxes (VAT): While #meat, #fish & #dairy have low or zero #VAT rates, plant-based options often carry a 20% charge, making them more expensive—not because #retailers charge a premium... (1/3) https://proveg.org/news/whats-making-your-plant-based-shopping-more-expensive-hint-its-not-the-food/

Apollo Global Management is considering a commitment of as much as ¥1.5 trillion in a bid by Seven & I’s founding Ito family to take the convenience store operator private. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/10/companies/apollo-stake-seven-i/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #retailers #acquisitions #apollo #conveniencestores #alimentationcouchetard #familymart

Seven & I Holdings’ profit has declined 24% on broader retail weakness despite some signs of recovery at its convenience stores in Japan and North America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/09/companies/seveni-profit-drop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #retailers #alimentationcouchetard #acquisitions

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reported strong growth in revenue and operating profit for the three months through November, as robust demand across Japan, North America and Europe helped offset sustained slowdown in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/09/companies/uniqlo-fast-retailing-profit-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #uniqlo #fastretailing #fashion #fastfashion #clothing #retailers

Why Online #Returns Are a Hassle Now
#US #retailers cracking down on free returns as costs spiral. Return rates have more than doubled since 2019, shoppers expected to send back nearly $900B in merchandise this year.
Chains like REI and JCPenney are charging or requiring in-store drop-off, abandoning years of customer-friendly policiyy. A $100 return costs up to $30 to process, some retailers have given up -- telling customers to keep cheap items.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/12/online-returns-hassle-fees-fraud/681084/
https://archive.ph/GJufS

The agriculture and environment ministries have released a draft target for reducing annual food loss at food-related businesses by 60% from the fiscal 2000 level by fiscal 2030. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/17/japan/food-loss-aim/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #food #environment #environmentministry #maff #restaurants #retailers

UA Zensen announced Thursday a plan to demand a 6% wage increase for regular employees in next year's "shunto" spring labor-management negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/05/ua-zensen-wage-increase-demand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #uazensen #wages #retailers #textiles #unions #shunto

TinyTroupe is a #Python library (from Microsoft) that can enable #retailers & #brands to simulate consumers with specific personalities, interests, and goals https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shishs_python-retailers-brands-activity-7269061381952278528-LOSu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Uniqlo is facing calls for a consumer boycott in China after the CEO of the clothing company's owner said it does not source cotton from the country's Xinjiang region, which has faced allegations of forced labor in recent years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/29/companies/uniqlo-boycott-risk-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #retailers #uniqlo #clothing #forcedlabor #socialmedia #china #xinjiang

#Labels can increase knowledge about the #environment impacts of foods, but to shift #consumers behaviour, measures are needed that do not place further responsibility on consumers, e.g. support #retailers to make environment-friendly foods more readily available: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100239 #labeling